Reincarnation of a Love Bird explained

Reincarnation of a Love Bird
Type:Album
Artist:Paul Motian
Cover:Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Paul Motian album).jpg
Released:1994
Recorded:June 1994
Genre:Jazz
Length:48:23
Label:JMT
Producer:Stefan F. Winter
Prev Title:Trioism
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Sound of Love
Next Year:1995

Reincarnation of a Love Bird is an album by Paul Motian, released on the German JMT label in 1994. It contains performances of bebop jazz standards by Motian with the Electric Bebop Band. The album follows on from the 1992 release Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band, and was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2005.[1] The band features Motian with saxophonists Chris Potter and Chris Cheek, guitarists Wolfgang Muthspiel and Kurt Rosenwinkel, bass guitarist Steve Swallow and percussionist Don Alias.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson stated: "The element of surprise that charged the proceedings on the debut is missing this time, but this is still a very fine album overall".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Split Decision" (Paul Motian) - 5:40
  2. "Half-Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 3:53
  3. "Ask Me Now" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:44
  4. "Reincarnation of a Love Bird" (Charles Mingus) - 6:32
  5. "Skippy" (Monk) - 3:40
  6. "2 Bass Hit" (Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis) - 4:10
  7. Waseenonet" (Wolfgang Muthspiel) - 7:02
  8. "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Charlie Parker) - 4:31
  9. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) - 6:57
  10. "Be-Bop" (Gillespie) - 4:01
  11. "Split Decision" (Motian) - 3:39

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.winterandwinter.com/index.php?id=220 Winter & Winter catalogue
  2. Anderson, R. AllMusic Review accessed August 8, 2011